as in road
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades

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Recent Examples of railroad The second shooting took place the next day in broad daylight at another encampment along railroad tracks five miles southeast of downtown, police said. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 However, the driver entered an area thick with brush near the railroad tracks and the deputy lost sight of him. River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 28 Oct. 2024 Leading Republicans like McKinley became adept at adjusting the rates to offer this industry a little extra protection or that veteran’s group better benefits or an area a railroad subsidy to dispel potential conflict. Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024 Roads have been destroyed and railroad tracks washed away, while power lines remain strewn across roads, and many are still without running water and internet service in western North Carolina towns such as Marshall, Spruce Pine, and Burnsville. Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for railroad 

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“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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